Patents by Inventor Bradley Mergener

Bradley Mergener has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230400195
    Abstract: A range hood configured to direct exhaust from a cooktop toward a blower assembly. The blower assembly and the range hood are configured to be attached to cabinetry having a predetermined opening between at least two cabinets included in the cabinetry. A barrier is placed around the predetermined opening to guard against damage to surfaces around the range hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Richard R. Sinur, Dominic Blanchette
  • Publication number: 20230324074
    Abstract: An air inlet for an air handling unit includes a duct defining a passageway leading to the air handling unit. The fresh air inlet further includes an intake screen that is formed to include a plurality of openings sized to allow airflow to pass through the openings to the air handling unit. Particles are blocked from adhering and accumulating to surfaces of the intake screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Revers, Richard R. Sinur, Bradley Mergener
  • Publication number: 20230324075
    Abstract: A air inlet for an air handling unit includes an intake grate that extends around a central axis and is configured to admit an airflow therethrough. The air inlet further includes an outlet duct arranged to lie along the central axis and positioned radially inward of the intake grate. The air inlet further includes a debris collection housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Revers, Richard R. Sinur, Bradley Mergener, Brent Lillesand
  • Patent number: 11732914
    Abstract: A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Publication number: 20220397286
    Abstract: A range hood includes a hood canopy configured to collect and exhaust effluents from a cook top and a hood skirt coupled to an outer edge of the hood canopy. The hood skirt has a front surface that faces outwardly away from an interior effluent-collection region defined by the hood canopy and the hood skirt. A removable trim is coupled to the hood skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Shirley MARQUIS, Brent LILLESAND, Rick SINUR, Bradley MERGENER, Brian WELLNITZ, Ryan REVERS, Jason ASMUS
  • Publication number: 20220307700
    Abstract: A range hood for a microwave includes a range-hood mount and a pair of hood slides coupled to the range-hood mount. Each hood slide includes portions that are configured to move relative to the range-hood mount between a retracted position and an extended position. The range hood further includes an expandable hood extension coupled to the pair of slides and configured to move from a collapsed configuration, when the pair of slides are arranged in the retracted position, to an expanded configuration, when the pair of slides are in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Ryan Revers, Richard R. Sinur, Brian Wellnitz, Brent Lillesand, Jason Asmus
  • Publication number: 20220275954
    Abstract: A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Patent number: 11326792
    Abstract: A ventilation grille having a trim ring and a plate releasably connected to the trim ring. The trim ring defines an aperture allowing connection of the trim ring to a main housing of a ventilation system defining an internal region in which a blower is located. The plate is releasably connected to the trim ring to allow access to the trim ring aperture for connection of the trim ring to the main housing or blower and disconnection of the trim ring from the main housing or blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Patent number: 11300305
    Abstract: A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Publication number: 20200263886
    Abstract: A ventilation grille having a trim ring and a plate releasably connected to the trim ring. The trim ring defines an aperture allowing connection of the trim ring to a main housing of a ventilation system defining an internal region in which a blower is located. The plate is releasably connected to the trim ring to allow access to the trim ring aperture for connection of the trim ring to the main housing or blower and disconnection of the trim ring from the main housing or blower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers
  • Publication number: 20200263887
    Abstract: A ventilation system includes a main housing defining an internal region and a blower contained within the internal region. The ventilation system is positioned adjacent to a room of a building structure and is configured to draw air out of the room to provide ventilation. The ventilation system further includes a grille secured relative to the main housing using an attachment feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Mergener, Rick Sinur, Ryan Revers